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Oakland Athletics 21–3 Kansas City Royals: MLB regular season, 18 June 2000
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 21–3 at Kauffman Stadium on 18 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
18 June 2000 · Kauffman Stadium
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The game
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 21–3 at Kauffman Stadium on 18 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Oakland Athletics scored 21 runs, while the home Kansas City Royals finished with 3. The winning margin was 18 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Oakland Athletics scored 2 runs in the top half and Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Oakland Athletics 2–1 Kansas City Royals. In inning 2, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Oakland Athletics 2–2 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 3, Oakland Athletics scored 10 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Oakland Athletics 12–2 Kansas City Royals. In inning 4, Oakland Athletics scored 5 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Oakland Athletics 17–2 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 5, Oakland Athletics scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Oakland Athletics 19–2 Kansas City Royals. In inning 6, Oakland Athletics scored 2 runs in the top half and Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Oakland Athletics 21–3 Kansas City Royals.
Pitching decisions
Gil Heredia was credited with the pitching win. Jeff D'Amico was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Oakland Athletics finished with 21 hits and 0 errors, alongside 21 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Kansas City Royals finished with 8 hits and 1 errors, alongside 3 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Oakland Athletics 39 wins and 29 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 33 wins and 34 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Oakland Athletics | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 3 |
Sources
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